Photo #: 80-G-222850 Sinking of German submarine U-801, 16-17 March 1944 U-801 sinking with bow high, in position 16 41N, 29 58W on 17 March 1944. USS Corry (DD-463) is coming up at right. The submarine was sunk by aircraft and surface ships of the USS Block Island (CVE-21) group. Photographed from a TBM aircraft of squadron VC-6, based on Block Island. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 107KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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8 January 2004